Xeon E5-4610 v4 vs A6-3600

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3600
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.07
Xeon E5-4610 v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
9.50
+788%

Xeon E5-4610 v4 outperforms A6-3600 by a whopping 788% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2427806
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.10
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency1.568.56
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB25 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size228 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFM1FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-3600 1.07
Xeon E5-4610 v4 9.50
+788%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A6-3600 1697
Xeon E5-4610 v4 15084
+789%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.07 9.50
Recency 30 June 2011 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

A6-3600 has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-4610 v4, on the other hand, has a 787.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-4610 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3600 in performance tests.

Note that A6-3600 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-4610 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3600 and Xeon E5-4610 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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